Nordstrom Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings

For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2025, net earnings were $294 million and EPS was $1.74, with EBIT of $495 million, or 3.4 percent of sales. Excluding charges related primarily to a supply chain asset impairment in the second quarter, accelerated technology depreciation in the third and fourth quarters, and privatization fees in the fourth quarter, adjusted EBIT was $593 million, or 4.1 percent of sales, and adjusted EPS was $2.17 for fiscal 2024.1

For the 13-week fourth quarter in fiscal 2024, total Company net sales decreased 2.1 percent versus the 14-week period in fiscal 2023, or increased 2.5 percent excluding approximately $190 million related to the 53rd week in fiscal 2023. Total Company gross merchandise value (“GMV”) decreased 0.2 percent. Nordstrom banner net sales decreased 3.7 percent and GMV decreased 1.0 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. Net sales for Nordstrom Rack increased 1.2 percent.2

“Customers responded positively to the strength of our offering across both banners in the fourth quarter,” said Erik Nordstrom, chief executive officer of Nordstrom, Inc. “We maintained the momentum we built throughout the year, which resulted in full-year sales and profitability coming in at the high end of our expectations.”
details at: https://investor.nordstrom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/nordstrom-reports-fourth-quarter-2024-earnings

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